Harold Teen (Warner Bros.) (1934)

Carl Ed The MAN BEHIND THE — HAROLD TEEN COMIC STRIP PEN Creator of characters now brought to life on the screen by Warner Bros. took incidents from his own memories of high school days. LTHOUGH millions of people throughout the world are familiar with ‘‘Harold Teen’’ of comic strip fame, and many more are shortly to know the fellow through the Warner Brothers. picturization of the same character, very little is generally known about Card Ed, Harold’s creator. The ‘‘man behind the pen’’ of one of the most popular cartoons of our time was born in Moline, Illinois on July 16, 1890, and christened Car] Frank Ludwig Ed, (pronounced Eéd) the two middle names being more or less discarded when he entered the whirl of the newspaper business. Carl, son of John and Eve Ed, was educated at the Moline High School and Augustana College of Rock Island, Illinois. On June 19, 1911 Carl Ed was married to EIlen Margaret Schwack of Rock Island. They have one child, a daughter named Donna Jean. Upon completion of his college edueation, Carl Ed became associated with the Rock Island Argus, resigning as City Editor of that newspaper in 1917 to become affiliated with a commercial printing company. Later he joined the staff of the Chicago Evening American as a sports cartoonist, and in 1918 introduced ‘‘ Harold Teen’’ to the readers of the Chieago Tribune, with which newspaper he is still engaged. Public Forced Renewal The strip had a tough time in its infancy. Nobody thought much of it. The editors had been out of high school a long time, and didn’t get it. The newsdealers, many of them, had never been to high school, and didn’t care. And no enraptured readers took their pen in hand to send either brick or bouquet. So after a couple of years (after the war, when newsprint was scarce) The Tribune decided to drop Harold Teen—and did. And then The Tribune phone operators thought that somebody had dropped something on them! Twelve thousand telephone calls came in within four days, and four thousand letters followed. It seemed as if half the high-schoolers in Chicago were kicking. The following Monday morning, Mr. Teen and Mr. Ed came back—to stay and the clever cartoon became syndicated throughout the world in leading newspapers. Artist Gains Honors Additional fame came to Car] Ed through his work as an instructor in the Academy of Fine Arts in Chicago. It is a rare honor for an artist to have his pen-character transferred to the silver sereen and the present picture of ‘‘ Harold Teen,’’ now showing at the ............... Theatre, marks the second occasion such distinction has been bestowed upon Carl Ed. The sereen play, written by Paul Gerrard Smith and Al Cohn, received hearty approval by the cartoonist. The picture, directed by Murray Roth, has Hal LeRoy, Broadway musical comedy star and dancer in the title role. Hal LeRoy, Dancer, Is Licensed Pilot Hal LeRoy, Broadway musical comedy star and dancer, playing the title role in ‘‘Harold Teen,’’ the Warner Bros. picture now showange at <the 20m. cise cos csncse tee Theatre, is an accomplished aviator. He holds a private pilot’s license and has over 200 hours in the air credited in his log-book. Hal LeRoy Dances 2 Hours 15 Minutes Hal LeRoy, featured dancer in the Warner Bros. production, ‘Harold Teen,’’ which comes to TRO eee Theatre on ............ Rem ae ,» danced for two hours and fifteen minutes without stopping in an endurance test dance. And he wasn’t even winded. The trick is correct breathing, says Hal. ‘‘Harold Teen’’ is a comedy romance based on Carl Ed’s famous newspaper comic strip. Hal LeRoy Meets Old Friend In Hollywood Hal LeRoy and Virginia Moore just went through the ‘‘it’s a small world’? routine. Hal plays the title role in ‘<Harold Teen,’’ the Warner Bros. picture which comes to the ......:..... Theatre -ONe = cz. patentee Virginia was employed as script-girl. In 1930 at the Imperial Theatre in New York, Oscar Hammerstein produced ‘‘The Gang’s All Here’’ and Virginia was working on the show. There came, one day, a nervous fellow who was making his Broadway debut as a dancer and Virginia helped him in finding his way back-stage. The dancer was Hal LeRoy. The show closed and Virginia came to Hollywood while Hal went into other shows to finally emerge as one of New York’s favorites in ‘‘Strike Me Pink.’’ When the play closed, Hal came to Hollywood for his first screen feature length role. Hollywood—the movies—the stu dio—it was all strange to him. And when he first walked on the set into the hectic surroundings, Virginia) stepped forward to enlighten him on the whys and wherefores of it all. Remember Your First Cigar? Smoke gets in your eyes! Hal LeRoy finds that it also gives you that funny feeling, when he takes his first see-gar in “Harold Teen,” Warner’s comedy taken from the famous comic strip by Carl Ed. Others in the cast are Patricia Ellis and Rochelle Hudson. Mat No. 13—20e Director Watches Film Scenes From Rafters Murray Roth, who directed ‘“Harold Teen,’’ the Warner Bros. picture now showing at the ............ Theatre, never takes an eye off his production. There is one sequence in the picture that discloses Patricia E]lis and Rochelle Hudson in a play staged by a small town Junior League. The chorus was carefully rehearsed for days by a dance director and when it came time for _ the filming of the scene, Roth’s presence became unnecessary, the dance director coming prepared to direct the sequence. Roth presumably left the sound stage, the director of the chorus remaining in charge. Shortly after, however, Roth was discovered in hiding among the high rafters overhead. First Harold Teen Greets Successor Hal LeRoy, Broadway musical comedy star, who enacts the title role in the Warner Bros. picture ‘¢Harold Teen,’’ which comes to CHO Titans itriee Theatre on Bese aitantes a hon tt ,» had an interested visitor on his set during the production of the picture. none other than Arthur Lake, now a radio favorite of Chicago, who in 1927 enacted the title role in the Warner Bros. silent version of It was the film based on the same comic strip by Carl Ed. The two ‘‘Harold Teen’’ fellows are old friends, having met years ago in the east. “Turn Back the Clock,’ and “Charlie Chan’s Greatest Case.” Special Stories for Papers Using “Teen” Strip Gedunking in Films Fascinates Fans As Funnies Take Life Gedunking his aching heart in a foaming beaker of strawberry soda water, Harold Teen, hero of the Carl Ed comic strip that for years has been a feature of the Pe a ee (name of newspaper) lives and loves, in the person of Hal LeRoy, youthful Broadway musical comedy star, at the LeeeS. ea Theatre this week. All of the High School gang, Lillums, Lilacs, Shadow, even “Pop” Jenks and the Sugar Bowl confectionery, have been lifted bodily from the columns of the See (newspaper) to the silver screen .-Of the =... Figs Theatre by Warner Bros. and the result is an evening of hilarious fun, through the medium of an intensely interesting comedy replete with laughter, and introducing five original songs that immediately became hits. Harold Teen as screened is not a slap stick affair, but a real comedy with music and dancing, pretty girls by the score, an actual high school ensemble, and an interesting and thrilling story. Page Twenty-eight This Newspaper’s Comic Strip Hero Popular On Screen Jumping out of the Carl Ed comie strip, published daily in the columns of cthie....<..-.c0nie (name of newspaper) to the sereenOf the: .....eG.cccc ss Theatre, Harold Teen, in the person of young Hal LeRoy, Broadway and screen star, is proving as popular to motion picture audiences as he is to newspaper readers. For years Harold Teen, a cartoon strip based on High School life as it is lived, with all its triumphs and tragedies, its delights and despairs, has interostéd SRG AMUSON......./cecnissce (newspaper) readers, as well as millions of others who have followed it in the publications in which it is a daily feature. Warner Bros. have taken Harold, Lilaes, Lillums, Mimi, Pop, Shadow and the rest of the cartoon characters, have given them a fine and interesting story, replete with catehy songs and amazing dancing, and made them live in a remarkable film feature. They will be at the ................... Puestte TOF 5... days. Gentlemen Hal LeRoy delivers a message to the students of Covina in “Harold Teen,” now at the Strand. Mat No. 2—10e ‘‘Harold Teen’’ and Comic Strip Gang Are Now On Screen When. the 25.5 ees (name of newspaper) began publishing Carl Ed’s comic strip, Harold Teen, many years ago, it knew this feature would delight its juvenile readers and amuse _ its adult subseribers. Ed, one of America’s outstanding cartoonists, built his characterizations around the trials and tribulations of the High School gang, who take their daily affairs far more seriously than the average parent realizes. Day after day, he has pictured them stumbling through life to the edification of themselves and countless millions of newspaper readers. Now Harold and his associates have been made to live in Warner Bros. feature film now showing st theraijaete.5iTheatre. An unusually large cast of capable actors, headed by Hal LeRoy, Broadway musical comedy star, have been given a story of real interest, exceedingly funny and spotted with music and dancing. “‘Gazette’’ Readers To See Harold Teen As Hero of Picture Harold Teen, whose amazing antics and misadventures have been followed with hilarious laughter by adult as well as youthful readers of the... .3%.c2.cne (name of newspaper) for years, has been brought to life. Harold, together with Lillums, Lilacs, Shadow, “Pop” Jenks, the Sugar Bowl, and all the familiar characters of Carl Ed’s famous comie strip, will live, laugh, love, sing, dance and agonize on the silver screen of the ................ Theatre, DeQiMNiING <:....5sacceessersoeses Warner Bros. have assembled a notable cast of young and talented actors to portray the “Harold Teen” roles, and have headed it with Hal LeRoy, young Broadway stage star who is the recognized finest dancer in America. iiitvaitgiesNeiacs (newspaper) readers will be surprised at the fidelity with which the comic strip characters have been followed in the screen play.